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The beatitudes
The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Whereunto is added Christs various fullness. The preciousness of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousness. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The beatitudes: or A discourse upon part of Christs famous Sermon on the Mount. Wherunto is added Christs various fulnesse. The preciousnesse of the soul. The souls malady and cure. The beauty of grace. The spiritual watch. The heavenly race. The sacred anchor. The trees of righteousnesse. The perfume of love. The good practitioner. By Thomas Watson, minister of the word at Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1660
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
12. I proceed to the second Branch of the Doctrine, That it is the practic part of Religion makes a man happy; knowledge without practice is like a fair Arbour without fruit; the Art of practice is the most noble Art; the lifeblood of Religion runs through the veins of obedience; here I shall show 1. Why there must be practice. 2. That it is only the practic part of Religion makes a man happy.
12. I proceed to the second Branch of the Doctrine, That it is the practique part of Religion makes a man happy; knowledge without practice is like a fair Arbour without fruit; the Art of practice is the most noble Art; the llfeblood of Religion runs thorow the veines of obedience; here I shall show 1. Why there must be practice. 2. That it is only the practique part of Religion makes a man happy.
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1. Why there must be practice; the reason is, because it is only practice that answers Gods end in giving us his Word both written and preached; Levit. 18.4. Ye shall do my judgments, & keep mine Ordinances to walk therein, Deut. 26.16. This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes & judgments; thou shalt therefore keep & do them. Not only thou shalt know them, but obey them, [Greek or Hebrew] ▪ the Word of God is not only a Rule of knowledge, but a Rule of duty. If you speak to your Children and tell them what is your mind, it is not only that they may know your mind, but do it. God gives us his Word not only as a Picture to look upon, but as a Copy to write after. The Master gives his servant a